What Christmas Is Not

Verse of the Month

“For unto us a child is born, 

unto us a Son is given:

and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor.

The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." 
Isaiah 9:6

December 22^nd – 31^st, 2018

Scripture Reading: John 1:29

What Christmas Is Not

Christmas is not about the gifts that are given or received; it is about the GIFT of a Christ Child that was given.

Christmas is not about the sleigh or the snow, but about the manger and the Cross.

Christmas is not about lights, but about the Light.

Christmas is not about the words, “Merry Christmas”, but about the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us.

Christmas is ultimately about God's family, and that is what Christmas means to God - Family.  

This Christmas celebrate the true GIFT – Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.  That’s what Christmas really is! (jw/cw)

May the love of God shine through you,

In all you say and in all you do.

May His strength and mercy richly abound,

And His peace from Heaven be all around. (cw)

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29)

December 22^nd – 31^st, 2018 Daily Bible Reading

22. Ezekiel 39; Psalm 146

23. Ezekiel 40; Psalm 147

24. Ezekiel 41; Luke 1

25. Ezekiel 42; Luke 2

26. Ezekiel 43; Psalm 148

27. Ezekiel 44; Psalm 149

28. Ezekiel 45; Luke 3

29. Ezekiel 46-47

30. Ezekiel 48; Luke 4

31. Psalm 150

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

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What Was Finished?

Verse of the month 

"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished,

that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, ‘I thirst.”  Now there was

set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar,

and put it upon hyssop, and put it to His mouth.  When Jesus

therefore had received the vinegar, He said, ‘It is finished’

and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost.”

(John 19:28-30 KJV)

April 1^st – 7^th, 2018

Scripture Reading:  John 19:28-30 

What Was Finished?

When Jesus, spoke the words "IT IS FINISHED," He was covering a lot of ground.

He didn't mean that His life was finished. Nor was the Master referring to the torment He endured on the cross that would soon end.  Christ was saying that the work that He had come to perform had been completed.  

Jesus Christ had come to fulfill the Old Covenant and write a New Covenant in His own blood. He was saying that:

-      No longer would it be necessary for man to be separated from God because of sin.

-      No longer would we be separated from the throne of God by the veil of the temple.

-       No longer would the blood of animals be required for an atonement that was only temporary. Why?  

Because the Lamb of perfection, the Lamb of the ultimate sacrifice, the Lamb of God, shed His blood on the altar, and God received that sacrifice for the total and permanent remission of our sins. 

Read the real meaning behind this life changing event on our Fellowship Teaching Letters website.

April 1^st – 7^th Daily Bible Reading  

1.  Numbers 30-31; Job 1-2

2.  Numbers 32-33; Job 3-4

 
3.   Numbers 34-35; Job 5-6

4.   Numbers 36; Job 7-8

5.   Acts 1-2; Job 9-10

6.   Acts 3-4; Job 11-12

7.  Acts 5-6; Job 13-14

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day.

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

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Copyright SOFFY Ministries/Pastor Cher. Do Not Copy.  Photo credit by SOFFY Ministries unless otherwise noted. This artwork is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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